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The funeral of Captain Spock, 2285, using the Flag of the Federation
The funeral of Captain Spock, 2285, using the Flag of the Federation

Funerals are ceremonial actions associated with the body of a dead humanoid. Funerals often differ across cultures and can play an important role in religious beliefs.

Officers in Starfleet often decide to have a traditional Earth "burial at sea", changed for starships to a burial in space. The deceased is put in a photon torpedo casing, with the flag of the Federation (or in some cases, the flag of Starfleet Command) draped across it. A senior officer or someone close to the deceased usually says a eulogy, after which another officer blows a Boatswain's whistle as those gathered for the funeral stand at attention. The torpedo casket is then launched or beamed into open space. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; DS9: "Tears of the Prophets"; VOY: "One Small Step", "Ashes to Ashes"; ENT: "Similitude")

The funeral of Lt. John Kelly, 2376, using the Starfleet Command Flag
The funeral of Lt. John Kelly, 2376, using the Starfleet Command Flag

In 2376, the Starfleet practice of burial in space directly conflicted with the Kobali practice of salvaging corpses for reanimation as a means of procreation. The body of the late Ensign Lyndsay Ballard of the USS Voyager, who died and was buried in space in 2374, was reanimated to become Jhet'leya. (VOY: "Ashes to Ashes")

Civilians are known, according to their wishes, to receive a similar burial, except they are placed inside a different kind of container and beamed into space. (TNG: "The Schizoid Man")

A wake is an old Irish tradition that involves people staying with a person's body until the funeral. (DS9: "The Ship", "The Sound of Her Voice")

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